Migrants

UP to offer career counselling to migrant workers

Virendra Singh Rawat
Lucknow / June 19, 2020

Facing the arduous task of providing jobs to 3.5 million migrants, who have returned to Uttar Pradesh following covid-19 lockdown, the state government has decided to offer career counselling to these workers.

Special career counselling and help desks are proposed to be set up at the district levels to disseminate information to the migrant workers regarding the employment opportunities in the different government schemes suited to their skills profile.

The respective chief development officer (CDO) of the district will be responsible for the functioning and monitoring of these career counselling and help desks.

UP chief secretary R K Tiwari has already issued orders to the senior state and district officials for the speedy implementation of this plan.

The district level committees headed by the CDO will also comprise representatives of different departments, apart from the local lead banker.

The idea is to channelise all the resources and information regarding jobs and self employment opportunities at the local level for the benefit of the labourers.

Recently, the Yogi Adityanath cabinet had passed the proposal of setting up of a commission to look after job and social security issues of the migrant and other workers.